{"product_id":"gaelans-war-9780692048009","title":"Gaelan's War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGaelan Kelly is a high school student with loving parents, a devoted girlfriend, and a promising future. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he answers the call to duty, combat leaves him emotionally and physically scarred. He comes home to a girlfriend who has moved on and is haunted by self-hatred - unable to forgive himself for the actions he took after his friend was killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGaelan's parents are brutally taken from him during what should have been a time of healing, and he is left near death. His high school mentor, Father Dennis Beaudreau, helps see him through his trauma, which Gaelan feels is penance for his actions in war. He convinces himself that the creature that killed his parents was a bear and that PTSD caused him to hallucinate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis convictions are shattered when, a month after the attack, Gaelan experiences the agony of his first transformation. He is a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ewerewolf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, spawned of the creature that murdered his family. Gaelan evades the Vatican hunters, the Benedicta Venntium, sent to kill him, and with the help of Father Dennis and others, he eventually learns to keep the monster under control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough the Ven ntium continues to hunt Gaelan, he secretly assists them in hunting monsters like himself; from burrowing creatures that pull their victims to their underground deaths, to a vampire that may be Jack the Ripper.\u003cbr\u003eGaelan, forever racked with guilt, constantly fights the urge to commit suicide - his only motivation to stay alive is the desire to find the thing that killed his parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, face to face with a pack of werewolves, Gaelan is forced to rely on the very thing he hates most - the monster within. By the end of the book, he is a hero who has risen at a time when mankind needs him most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thaddeus McGrath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Glynn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692048009\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGrath, Thaddeus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Thaddeus McGrath is a former U.S. Marine Corps fighter\/attack pilot, a veteran of the War on Terror, and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. His debut novel, Gaelan's War, was inspired by a desire to continue the discussion about PTSD, and a love of all things supernatural. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, kids, and werewolf-sized dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams, Stewart:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Stewart Williams is a book cover designer that can be found on Reedsycom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGessert, Phillip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Phillip Gessert is an interior book designer that can be found on Reedsycom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Glynn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40088184029299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1cedec3c-49cd-482b-b80a-748c3a3cf35c.jpg?v=1652625140","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gaelans-war-9780692048009","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}